RE: **Debug options**

Originally, RPG IV program objects were at least 4 times the size of the
equivalent RPG III program object.
That was in 1995 when DASD was low volume and expensive.
Today, they've bettered that ratio a bit, but you still will end up with
an RPG IV program nearly double the size of the RPG III equivalent. And
that's after you omit debug info and then remove observability.

If DASD isn't an issue (as it isn't in many installations today) don't
waste your time worrying about it. If you're at 95% of DASD utilization,
and most of your DASD use is in application programs written in RPG IV,
then you can worry about it.

Bob Cozzi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Richard B Baird
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:56 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: **Debug options**
>
>
>
> Just wondering here, is there a performance cost to loading
> (calling) a program WITH debug view source imbedded in the object?
>
> If not, for the most part, you're right Joel.
>
> But, I have in the past 'optimized' all program objects on a
> system when it was reaching the upper 90% of dasd usage, and
> saved quite a bit of space.
>
> Rick
>
>
> ------original message -------
> Joel Fritz said:
> I was wondering if we were the only ones who occasionally (well hardly
> ever)
> installed programs with bugs.  My code excepted. <g>  The
> only reason I can think of to compile with no debug info
> would be to prevent people from seeing the source.  I can't
> imagine a situation where the disk space occupied by program
> objects would be a real concern although my imagination is
> not as good as it could be.
>
>
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